Today we visited Española Island. In the morning, we had a lot of fun with various water activities, including paddleboarding, kayaking, snorkeling, and spending time on the beach. Gardner Bay has an amazing white sand beach and lots of sea lions. In the afternoon, we navigated to Suarez Point, where I oversaw Zodiac driving lessons for our very curious Global Explorers. Dolphins joined in the fun, swimming alongside the Zodiac while the kids were at the wheel. Later, we disembarked at Suarez Point and went for an amazing walk to explore the area. We observed a very large nesting colony of Nazca boobies, colonies of sea lions, and so much more. It was a delightful day.
8/1/2024
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Santiago Island
Last night, our officers repositioned our ship to Santiago Island and our next visitor site Buccaneer Cove. Today is our last full day in the Galapagos. Early in the morning, we chose to go kayaking before breakfast. Later, we took a glass-bottom boat ride and went snorkeling along the shores, where we saw sharks, sea lions, and various kinds of fish. Later, we navigated to our next destination on the western side called Puerto Egas. Here, we stayed at the beach and swam or just enjoyed the premises. Some of the guests opted for a walk on this visitor site for about a mile and a half searching for fur seals, iguanas, sea lions, and waders, like the American oystercatcher, blue-footed boobies, and many more. We got back onboard ready for our captain’s farewell cocktail as we navigated to our next destination. Safe travels and return soon, my dear guests.